Manage rising disk prices with storage virtualization webinar

Learn how storage virtualization can reclaim existing storage on the floor. Extend thin provisioning to existing storage to increase disk utilization and defer capital purchases. Take advantage of
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Learn how storage virtualization can reclaim existing storage on the floor. Extend thin provisioning to existing storage to increase disk utilization and defer capital purchases. Take advantage of zero reclaim and write same to reclaim storage reclamation.

With Hitachi Dynamic Tiering software the complexities and overhead of implementing data lifecycle management and optimizing use of tiered storage are solved. Dynamic Tiering software simplifies storage administration by eliminating the need for time consuming manual data classification and movement of data to optimize usage of tiered storage.Hitachi Dynamic Tiering automatically moves data on fine-grain pages within Dynamic Tiering virtual volumes to the most appropriate media according to workload to maximize service levels and minimize TCO of storage. For example, a database index that is frequently read and written will migrate to high performance flash technology while older data that hasn’t been touched for a while will move to slower, cheaper disks. No elaborate decision criteria are needed; data is automatically moved according to simple rules. One, two or three tiers of storage can be defined and used within a single virtual volume using any of the storage media types available for the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. Tier creation is automatic based on user configuration policies, including media type and speed, RAID level and sustained I/O level requirements. Using ongoing embedded performance monitoring and periodic analysis the data is moved at a fine grain sub-LUN level to the most appropriate tier. The most active data moves to the highest tier. During the process the system automatically maximizes the use of storage keeping the higher tiers fully utilized.

What is being shown is the ability to produce chargeback data reports for block and file. HCS Command Director produces the information the customer needs to input into their chargeback systems. Usually customers have developed or selected some chargeback system covering their IT infrastructure, and want us to provide this needed information in tabular formats.

External Storage Virtualization Leader. These numbers are from a set of 8000 systems we were able to track. Using these we established parcentagees which were extrapolated as percentages of the larger total set of systems sold.Over 40% of our Enterprise Storage Systems customers have bought into our external storage virtualization strategy. Customers keep “switching it on”! It’s heterogeneous external storage virtualization too: a third of our external virtualized storage is third party and two thirds HDS AMS. Other vendors like IBM with SVC may claim many nodes but they don’t scale in capacity at all, and their virtualization technology cannot be undone once in place. That’s vendor lock-in and aquestionable architecture in a world where we will be measure in Zettabytes soon, if not already . Best infrastructure etc..External storage virtualization is one of the mechanisms we use in combination with other technologies to provide the “Best infrastructure migration solution”. Competitive :Our GSS teams are very experienced and successful. The technology and our skills are so good that we have many migrations under our belt of EMC to HDS migrations. Take them out of their DMX misery…or is it V-max? Also, our technology mitigates migration risk by limiting the outage time, or coming up soon, making it a seamless migration process. Storage Virtualization Management LeaderNeed to define “storage virtualization”: external + HDP and now HDT. I.e. not just external. HDP rate: (not for commentary, but more FYI: this 2010 snapshot represent the average of USP V/VM penetration (&gt;30%) and VSP penetration (100%) )FYI500PB represent raw capacity under management for the USP V/VM; If questioned: 50% virtualization is the combination of HDP and external storage. We have 110-120 PB externally virtualized. Our numbers do not count short term connections for migrations. One enterprise platform for all data - Identify the fact that our 3D architecture, solutions with HNAS and HCAP provide a unique tool set for enterprise customers. No one else can do this, no one else WILL do this in the enterprise because of our IP investments and leadership etc.

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WEBTECH EDUCATIONAL SERIES Manage Rising Disk Prices with Storage Virtualization Technical Session: Learn how storage virtualization can reclaim existing storage on the floor. Extend thin provisioning to existing storage to increase disk utilization and defer capital purchases. Take advantage of zero page reclaim and write same to reclaim storage reclamation. Use the Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning overprovisioning capability for automatic optimum storage utilization. We’ll also cover dramatic enhancements to the Hitachi Switch IT On III program that make this extremely attractive and affordable. Come to this WebTech and learn from Hitachi experts how to use these technologies to increase your customer satisfaction and sales despite impending increases in disk prices. Attend this session to learn  Thin provisioning options for storage reclamation and expectations that depend on customer environments  How to reclaim storage from existing systems using storage virtualization  Details of the Hitachi Switch IT On III enhanced program

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THE FOUNDATION FOR CAPACITY EFFICIENCY Increase storage utilization - Use more of existing and new assets Capacity purchase deferral - Reduce need to purchase capacity in step with business growth Capacity reclamation - Free up high-performance capacity for future use Extend useful life of existing assets - Reduce migration period to allow for extended use of systems Repurpose existing assets - Manage heterogeneous storage capacity as a single pool that inherits the benefits of parent array Take advantage of cost savings features, such as thin provisioning and dynamic data mobility, with existing storage systems, not just new ones

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DISK CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION With traditional volumes, Raid 5 and 6 have the power for all but the most demanding applications With Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, wide striping often allows you to use raid levels with higher efficiency in more scenarios With Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, wide striping may allow you to consider higher density drives With Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, optimum storage automatically delivers the most cost-effective use of your assets

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SUCCESSFUL STORAGE RECLAIM  We’ve been making recommendations for thin- provisioning best practices since first launching Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning  But “best practice” implies you can ‒ start from a blank sheet ‒ strip everything down and start again  Real-life environments migrate and evolve, best practices change and mistakes are made  Global Solution Services storage reclaim service ‒ employs techniques developed to recover storage ‒ actively seeks opportunities to recover storage

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OPPORTUNITIES TO RECOVER STORAGE  But only where it make sense  You can achieve zero waste with unlimited effort • One extreme – strip it all out and build it again • The other extreme – “opportunistic” zero page reclaim  Consider the cost and benefit • One day to recover 50% of 100GB – probably not worth it • One day to recover 5% of 10TB – worth evaluating  Cost includes management and outage

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TECHNIQUES TO RECLAIM STORAGE  Different for every file system, operating system and application − combinations must be considered  Many of you have discovered some techniques  Containers: Data is stored in nested containers like Russian dolls  Example: Oracle ASM − a table, in a tablespace, in a data file, in a DISKGROUP, in DISK(s), in LUN(s)

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SOME RECLAIM SCENARIOS  Data LUN − don’t waste effort  Data << LUN − may work…  Data << LUN − may not work − deleted data • Can you zero data; will zero work? • Some approaches recover a lot but take time  Do you understand all the containers?

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SOME RECLAIM SCENARIOS  Older file system that hogs all the space even when empty (e.g., UFS, HFS)  Some reclamation but rebuild may be the only option  But is this cost effective? Nothing here has impact  Sometimes the problem is deep  For maximum impact, engage all levels and classes of administration  This can be a challenge Tablespace or table

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THE PROOF IS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS “With Hitachi virtualization technologies, weve seen storage capacity savings of 50% on some arrays, now provision storage in 25% of the time, and have increased utilization rates by over 30%. Overall, weve reduced our capital and operating costs for an improved return on our storage investment”. − Carter Lee Vice President of IT Operations, Overstock.com

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THE PROOF IS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS  HUK Coburg reclaimed 30% capacity on IBM DS4800 using dynamic provisioning  A global financial organization reclaimed 40-65% of its capacity through dynamic provisioning, saving in excess of US$4M  Fidelity National reclaimed their entire investment in less than a year with a ROI of 188% (even after paying for the software)

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WAYS TO HELP DRIVE EFFICIENCY Storage reclamation service ‒ Assessment tools and services to gauge reclamation potential Customer offer: Switch IT On III ‒ Available to both current and new VSP customers for virtualizing 3rd-party storage ‒ Includes incentives for value-added software

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SWITCH IT ON III ENHANCED OFFERFOR VIRTUAL STORAGE PLATFORMThrough June 30, 2012, when you purchase a new Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, or for anexisting system that is not already virtualizing external storage, in order to virtualize externalstorage behind it you can  Get a 100TB capacity Basic Operating System (BOS) license block for the price of 50TB1  Offer applies to both software license and maintenance  With the program, required BOS V license is discounted 75%  Minimum of 25TB of external storage must be attachedAnd you can “super-size” the offer with matching 100TB capacity license blocks at the price of50TB of capacity1 for any of the following  Hitachi Dynamic Tiering  Hitachi Tuning Manager  Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager  Hitachi Command DirectorAlso, under the program if you add the following products on the VSP, you can get them at a 50%reduction in price  Hitachi Disaster Recovery bundle  Hitachi In-System Replication bundle 1 conditions apply – see www.hds.com/go/free-storage-virtualization for additional details

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IT IS CHEAPER FOR YOU TO VIRTUALIZE AND RECLAIMTHAN TO PURCHASE THAT CAPACITY  Investing in storage virtualization through VSP adds another dimension to storage efficiency by extending these new capabilities to existing storage systems  If your current storage system does not provide thin provisioning, which can reclaim 20-40% or more of allocated but unused capacity, you don’t need to rip and replace it  Just by attaching it behind VSP, VSP can see your existing LUNs and move them into a dynamic provisioning pool where the unused pages in the LUN can be reclaimed while your application is running